Its numbers were not necessarily going to be up to snuff. It said it would be doing some reorganizing. Out withit is coming the actual numbers, they are ahead of estimates. 217 is what analysts had been anticipating. In the fourth quarter. The estimate was for a gain of 2. 5 . Heres what seems to have gone on at macys. During the Holiday Season, the retailer was stronger than many of its competitors at time when most retailers were struggling. Because of the still struggling consumer and because of the weather. That weather affecting in january. Macys appears to have had a stronger Holiday Season but the fact that those same store sales are missing estimates is likely because of the weaker january. I january that most retailers had. That weather affect really hitting many of these companies. If its snowing outside and the roads are bad, people were simply staying home. How is macys holding up compared to its competitors . It has been doing better here. This earnings per share number me